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Righteous republic : The political foundatins of modern India

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Publication details: Cambridge Harvard University Press 2012Description: 342p ixISBN:
  • 9780674048959
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 320.095400 VAJ
Contents:
Preface: The Search for Self in Modern India Introduction: Swaraj, the Self’s Sovereignty 1. Mohandas Gandhi: Ahimsa, the Self’s Orientation 2. Rabindranath Tagore: Viraha, the Self’s Longing 3. Abanindranath Tagore: Samvega, the Self’s Shock 4. Jawaharlal Nehru: Dharma, the Self’s Aspiration and Artha, the Self’s Purpose 5. Bhimrao Ambedkar: Duḥkha, the Self’s Burden Conclusion: The Sovereign Self, Its Sources and Shapes Appendixes A: The Indexical Complexity of Tagore’s Meghdūt B: Thirteenth Rock Edict of Aśoka C: The State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005 D: From Ambedkar’s Published Introduction to The Buddha and His Dhamma E: From “Gospel of Equality: The Buddha and the Future of His Religion,” 1950 Notes Selected Bibliography Acknowledgments Index
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Preface: The Search for Self in Modern India
Introduction: Swaraj, the Self’s Sovereignty
1. Mohandas Gandhi: Ahimsa, the Self’s Orientation
2. Rabindranath Tagore: Viraha, the Self’s Longing
3. Abanindranath Tagore: Samvega, the Self’s Shock
4. Jawaharlal Nehru: Dharma, the Self’s Aspiration and Artha, the Self’s Purpose
5. Bhimrao Ambedkar: Duḥkha, the Self’s Burden
Conclusion: The Sovereign Self, Its Sources and Shapes
Appendixes
A: The Indexical Complexity of Tagore’s Meghdūt
B: Thirteenth Rock Edict of Aśoka
C: The State Emblem of India (Prohibition of Improper Use) Act, 2005
D: From Ambedkar’s Published Introduction to The Buddha and His Dhamma
E: From “Gospel of Equality: The Buddha and the Future of His Religion,” 1950
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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